[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6903 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6903

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to ensure an 
     adequate supply of medications for the military health system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 22, 2023

 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to ensure an 
     adequate supply of medications for the military health system.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stockpiling Active Pharmaceutical 
Ingredients Act''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF MEDICATIONS 
              FOR THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan, regarding the 
military health system--
            (1) for stockpiling essential medications to ensure 
        availability of a 180-day supply during armed conflict or other 
        supply chain disruptions; and
            (2) that mitigates vulnerabilities to active pharmaceutical 
        ingredient supply chains and reduces dependence on active 
        pharmaceutical ingredients from foreign sources.
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